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HABEMUS PROMOTER.
The WRC has a new Promoter, finally! News coming... ;)
I'll believe it when I hear it.
Even under the FIA's self-published guidelines there's still a month to go before any contract will be signed.
What have you heard, or are you just speculating?
AFAIK from the Service Park, an agreement has been made. But it's not confirmed yet from FIA. They just told a simple "no comment for now". Something new is expected tomorrow. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Who are they?Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
A new promoter, or just the start of EBU producing the TV coverage - I understand that starts in Portugal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
Today, in the press conference of the Acropolis Rally, they said that EBU signed as a promoter, in the middle of March. However, the agreement doesn't include the live coverage of Power Stages.
Is this not confusing EBU as TV provider versus being promoter?Quote:
Originally Posted by tolis
Kind of like how North ONe TV was the TV provider to North One SPort (Convers)
WRC deserves highlights or some live coverage on ITV4 or ESPN in my view. It's silly that there's no Rally listings on ESPN's website for the foreseeable future.
So, no comments about the Rally Argentina coverage? Am I missing something or was MotorsTV the only channel that broadcasted the event? And they didn't even bother to include commentary this time. Only video footage and interviews with drivers. Sure, some might argue about the quality of the commentators and whether or not it's better to have them. But I see this as a major disinterest in rallying by pretty much ALL media outlets. If it goes on like this... soon our only option will be unofficial youtube videos by enthusiast fan websites. They put out some cool videos and all, but it's no substitute for official "inside" coverage. If we lose TV coverage, it's only a matter of time until rallying becomes a 100% amateur sport with no factory teams...
Again: am I missing something or was MotorsTV the only channel to broadcast the event, with no commentary at all?